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Yuki Jinja Shrine

A small Shinto shrine partway up Mt. Kurama, Yuki-jinja seems to embody the true spirit of Shinto: the reverence for the awesome power of nature.

Yuki jinja shrine in
Kurama[Yuki jinja shrine in Kurama]

Most Shinto shrines in Japan have torii (vermillion Shinto shrine gates) in front of their main halls. But Yuki-jinja outdoes them all by having a natural torii in front of its main hall: an enormous Kitayama sugi (cedar) tree. You enter the shrine by climbing a flight of steps that passes beneath this tree. You can almost feel the power as you pass between these ancient sentinel. Yuki-jinja is the “patron shrine” of the famous Kurama-no-Himatsuri (Kurama Fire Festival), that takes place every October.

English address:
1073 Kurama Honmachi, Sakyo-ku

Japanese address:
左京区鞍馬本町1073

Opening hours:
9am-4pm

Admission:
Free

Non-smoking area: Yes

Nearest Transport:
10min walk from Kurama Station, Eizan line

Telephone: 741-1670

Website:Official Website (Japanese)

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Yuki-Jinja Shrine is located in Kyoto’s Kurama and Kibune district. See our complete list of things to do in Kyoto’s Kurama and Kibune district, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.

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